Merchant Princes: An Intimate History of Jewish Families who Built Great Department Stores

ISBN-10: 1568360444
ISBN-13: 9781568360447
Pages: 411
Language: English
Published: 1994
Publisher: Kodansha International
Author: Leon A. Harris

Description

Focusing on one city and family per chapter, Harris reveals the fascinating stories of America's great Jewish storekeeping families--the Rosenwalds of Chicago, Riches of Atlanta, Marcuses of Dallas, and Goldsmiths of Memphis, among others--telling how they progressed from ordinary peddlers to the creators of sumptuous retail emporiums.